McMASTER, Donald Angus
(Service number 78247)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 24/12/1892 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 87 Church Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C. McF. McMASTER (wife), 32 Rathmore Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 39th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 June 1981 | Age | 89 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Cave War Memorial (served) | ||
Biographical Notes
Donald Angus McMaster was the older son of Angus and Isabella (née Bain) McMaster. He married Christina MCfarlane Wallace on 21 December 1916 at his mother's home at Cannington.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [05 May 2017]; Albury Presbyterian Church marriage record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG parish records) [05 May 2017]; Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru, record & headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [06 May 2017]
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